[B-Greek] Phil 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize.
Paul
paul at believer.com
Sun Jun 10 13:04:22 EDT 2007
Phil.3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize.
Would there be a more literal translation of this verse and where is
brabeus used in literature outside of the bible?
Also would the paragraph below be a correct assessment?
The word prize is derived from brabeus, the judge at a public game who
assigns the prize. Brabeuo, to preside at the games, occurs in
Colossians 3:15 where it is translated "rule" and katabrabeuo also found
in Colossians (2:18), means "to defraud or deprive of a prize, to so
manage affairs that the umpire shall pronounce against the contestant".
In Colossians the thought is not so much that of being cheated of the
reward, but of failing to attain unto the required standard. The
atmosphere of 1 Corinthians 9:24 and of Philippians 3:14 is that of the
arena, and the race course. The "prize" and "crown" are related, as
genus and species.
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